Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Diabetic muscle infarction (DMI) is a rare complication of long-standing, poorly controlled diabetes, and it’s more common in patients with micro-vascular complications. Herein, we present a case of DMI occurring in patient on hemodialysis.Case presentation A 44-year-old man on maintenance hemodialysis presented with an acutely painful and swelling in his left calf. He had a 21-year history of poorly controlled type one diabetes, with micro-vascular complica...

Introduction: Glycemic control in diabetic patients undergoing hemodialysis is difficult to achieve because of the high glycemic variability in this population. The aim of our study was to assess the glycemic profile, using the continuous glucose monitoring system ‘CGMS’, in a group of insulin-treated diabetic patients on hemodialysis.Methods: We conducted a descriptive, evaluative, longitudinal study involving insulin-treated diabetic patients...